The panel of judges:

1. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Dieter Schraft
   Formerly Director of the Fraunhofer institute for production technology and automation (IPA) in Stuttgart
   
   
2. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Friedrich Behr
   LIZA, Thyssen Krupp Steel AG/Thyssen Automotive, Bochum
   
   
3. Mr. Hubert Waltl
   Head of toolmaking department, Audi AG, Ingolstadt. inter alia responsible for realization of automation projects in the value of approx. 150 M€/year
   
   
4. Mr. Heinz-Dieter Schunk
   Owner of the company Schunk GmbH, Lauffen, producer of peripheral components for the automation technology
   
   
5. Dr. Eberhard Kroth
   General manager Reis Robotics, Obernburg